Lost and Found

Before us stands a simple yet profound truth: God desires the salvation of every sinner. Our Lord Jesus says that He came to seek and to save the lost. And that includes you and me. Left to ourselves, we are indeed lost in sin, sorrow, suffering, and death. We are misled by the foolishness of this world and trapped in the limits of our own broken lives. No one enjoys being lost, and yet it is our natural condition apart from Christ.

Being lost is more than a passing feeling. While we could spend much time describing the loneliness and confusion that often accompany this condition, it is enough to say that “lostness” takes many forms. Some are outward, others inward. But at its root, it is a spiritual matter: the result of sin and blindness to God.

Find out more by listening to this sermon from St. John's Lutheran Church of Oakes, ND!